MIA Update

National VFW - 5/18/2017

-- Navy Fireman 1st Class William H. Kennedy, 24, of
Titonka, Iowa, will be buried May 12 in his hometown. Kennedy was
assigned to the USS Oklahoma, which was moored off Ford Island, Pearl
Harbor, when Japanese aircraft attacked his ship on Dec. 7, 1941.
Kennedy was one of 429 crewmen killed in the attack. Read about Kennedy.-- Army Cpl. Louis A. Damewood, 21, of Carroll County,
Md., will be buried May 12 in Suffolk, Va. Damewood was a member of
Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd
Infantry Division, operating near Hoengsong, South Korea. He was
declared missing after his unit attacked an opposition road block on
Feb. 13, 1951. Read about Damewood.-- Army Cpl. George A. Perreault, 20, of Burlington,
Vt., will be buried May 13 in his hometown. Perreault was part of
Support Force 21, assigned to Headquarters Battery, 15th Field Artillery
Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division, near the Central Corridor in South
Korea. While supporting Korean-led attacks on Chinese forces, they were
caught in a massive Chinese counterattack on Feb. 11, 1951. Perreault
was declared missing on Feb. 13, 1951. Read about Perreault.-- Air Force Col. William E. Campbell, 37, of McAllen,
Texas, will be buried May 18 in Arlington National Cemetery, near
Washington, D.C. Campbell was assigned to the 497th Tactical Fighter
Squadron. Campbell was reported missing in action on Jan. 29, 1969, when
his F-4D disappeared while on an armed reconnaissance mission over
southern Laos. Read about Campbell.-- Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Harry H. Gaver Jr., was
assigned to the USS Oklahoma, which was moored off Ford Island, Pearl
Harbor, when Japanese aircraft attacked his ship on Dec. 7, 1941. Gaver
was one of 429 crewmen killed in the attack. Interment services are
pending. Read about Gaver.-- Army Pfc. Lonnie B.C. Eichelberger was assigned to
Company I, 371st Infantry Regiment, 92nd Infantry Division — the only
African-American division to fight in Europe. As part of Operation
Fourth Term, Eichelberger's regiment fought in the hills near the town
of Strettoia, Italy. His regiment suffered heavy losses while attacking
German defenses. Following the battle, Eichelberger could not be
accounted for and was declared missing in action on Feb. 10, 1945.
Interment services are pending. Read about Eichelberger.